Travertine tile repair- Bad installation

[Ken Bruty]

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

[SandyFloor]

Can't believe someone dot dabbed stone tiles. It's bad enough with ceramics.:ban:

 

[Ken Bruty]

Can't believe someone dot dabbed stone tiles. It's bad enough with ceramics.:ban:

It seems to be more and more common these days unfortunately, especially in my area, where other trades are trying to muscle in on our territory and doing a bad job.

 

[White Room]

I'm surprised that some of the tiles hav'nt cracked due to how soft trav is

 

[DJS]

Nice job!! Cheers for the pics...made me laugh when I saw you were using the exact same 2 buckets as me today!! A small BAL mixing bucket, and Mapegrip with clean water!! :lol: But why the change of Shoe's?? Is the 2nd your 'clean' pair? :smilewinkgrin:

I'd put a bet on that'll you'll be back after winter, if not before.

I saw a job just like it the other week, but a travertine and porcelain shower enclosure. Went to do a repair. Found grey cement, D&D'd on skimmed plasterboard and 6mm ply around a shower enclosure. Not surprising it had cracked grout and cracked tiles!! Aparantly, the plumber did it!! Just sent the poor guy a long email explaining why I won't guarantee the repair and why the only way I could do it is take it all out and re-build it again. Wonder if he'll bite?? :8:

Good luck with yours

 

[DJS]

Tile were sealed with this they had some left over from the installation.

I know where that sealer comes from - begins with T and ends with S. Not a premium sealer, but sold at a premium price. Can you guess where it is yet? :lol:

 

[SandyFloor]

I know where that sealer comes from - begins with T and ends with S. Not a premium sealer, but sold at a premium price. Can you guess where it is yet? :lol:

Yes, Rolf, I've guessed it :lol:

 

[aph257]

i'm a bit dyslectic KO, so whats starts with a S and ends with a T, eh?

 

[DJS]

Nice 1 Paul, think you got it!! :lol::lol::lol:

 

[Pebbs]

Firstly that was shocking workmanship....by the original tiler....Secondly what store are you talking about?....Ohhh no say it aint so Joe!

Pebbs

 

[MPM]

Hum, It would have been possible to fix the holes with out removing the tile, while you clearly pointed out that the dum-bo who fixed the tiles in the first place was not a tiler (dot and dab travertine tiles, grey adhesive). It will not be long before you will have to replace this installation through cracked tiles, I'm supprised that you used white adhesive on this repair as the other tiles were fixed with grey yours will never blend in with time and usage